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BOUT a veek or two back a feller comes from town oudt und say vot he iss selling someding vot I can't get along mitout alretty. I tells him vot I haff got along mitout it so far und I dinks maype I can go der rest off der vay. Und den I ask him vot iss it.

He say dot it iss a gasoline tractor und dot I got to haff dot tractor to haul der crops to town und der feed back. He say dot I can haul more as four teams und can do it mit more pleasure as riding in an electric car. He say dot der

reasonable dot der more der tractor vorks der more it gets oxhausted. But for vy it got to be oxhausted pefore it does any work? Ven I am oxhausted, I don't feel like vork any more.

Vell, he dells me dot I better climb by der back side off der engine up again und he climbs up too. Und he dells me dot I better set on dot seat und hold tight. Und den he mofed a lefer und der tractor backed up. Und den he mofed anoder lefer und der tractor it goes ahead. Und dot looked better. Oudt by der main street und towards mine farm ve vent und ven ve haff got by der oudtsidt off der city limits he dells me dot I better do der drifing. He say dot all I got to do is to turn der big vheel dot is in front off der seat on der oder side off der backside off der engine.

So I changed seats mit him und began to turn der vheel. Nefer again vill I drife a tractor. I turned dot vheel chust so far as it vould go und den I turned it back der oder vay so far as it vould go dot vay. Und der tractor it chust runned around on dot road like it iss drunk. Und ven I turned it vone vay it ran into der fence on vone sidt off der road und ven I turned it der oder it ran into Peter Schmidt's barn und right oudt into der cow pasture. Der door vas open ven ve drofe in, but der door by der oder sidt off der barn iss too small for to let dot tractor go through it so it busted right through der sidt off der barn. I didn't know vat to do so

I chust chumped off by der back side und vatched.

Ach, vot a business: Dot enchine man he chumped aroundt by dot tractor like he iss a chicken mit his headt cut off und he pulled ofer der lefers und turned der vheel und put hiss foot by der drife vheels to make a brake by der vheels. But der cow pasture iss all down hill from der barn und dot machine it chust go right along like dot it iss full of electricity vot make it go.

Peter Schmidt he iss so madt dot hiss hair stand straight up like a cat's tail und he shake hiss fist at dot enchine man und say dot he bet he make him buy a new barn. Und Schmidt he run down der hill und chust ven der enchine iss stuck in der mud by der vatter pond he grabs dot enchine man und shake him by der neck und calls him names dot hiss mother nefer taught him.

Vell, I dinks me dot it iss time for me to go quick home und milk der cows und so I valks quick by der back road und cut across mine oats field und den I am home.

Der next time dot I goes to town I notice dot Schmidt's barn iss still mit a hole in it und dot enchine is in der mud hole by der cow pasture und so I ask Schmidt vot about it. Und Schmidt he say dot der enchine man tell him dot he sell him dot tractor vere it iss for twenty dollars und call it square. Und Schmidt he tell him dot he got to take der tractor oudt off der cow pasture

und build him a new barn und dot it ain't square. I nefer seen dot feller since dot day und I learned by inquiry dot he vent avay mitoudt saying goodt bye to der boss und hasn't come back for his chob again.

AN AUGUST BLIZZARD ON MOUNT RAINIER.

In a recent press bulletin sent out by the U. S. Geological Survey the following graphic ac'count is given of the difficulties and dangers encountered by a squad of surveyors who were detailed by the department to survey and make a map of the summit of Mount Rainier:

"In the mapping of the summit of the mountain a terrific blizzard was encountered; in fact, two ascents of the upper portion of the mountain were necessary. The first ascent of the upper 4,550 feet was begun at 5 o'clock a. m., August 16, and dawn broke with every indication of developing into a beautiful day. On reaching the summit the men encountered a terrific gale, clouds enveloped the mountain, preventing observations, and by noon snow began to fall. A descent was attempted, but the party became hopelessly lost in a labyrinth of crevasses, the storm developing into a blizzard. To descend further was impossible; to remain was suicide. Consequently a return to the crater was ordered, and the men reached it after a two hours' climb, utterly exhausted and nearly frozen. Here they sought shelter in one of the steam caves, where, during the long night they were thoroughly

steamed and half frozen in turn. Strenuous measures were employed by the men to keep from falling asleep and freezing to death. As it was, their fingers and ears were badly frozen. Finally, with a rising barometer, they succeeded in descending nine thousand feet to a temporary camp, making the descent in three hours. Here they recuperated and prepared for another ascent, which was accomplished on August 20, the start being made at one o'clock in the morning. Good weather was encountered and the mapping of the entire summit was finished by one o'clock.

"If anyone thinks that American glaciers are play glaciers, or that the weather which may be encountered at the summit of Mount Rainier in August is uniformly balmy and springlike," said Mr. Birdseye, whose fingers and ears were badly frosted, "let him climb Mount Rainier during one of its summer blizzards. The steam caves in the crater are not the pleasantest places imaginable to spend the night in, but had they not been there, not one of us would be alive today to tell the tale."

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CASE 244 PULLEY DIFFICULTY.

Conditions-The owner of the tractor complained that at certain times the pulley and pulley mechanism pounded and rattled to such an extent that he was afraid to use it. He asked for an expert.

Discussion. Complying with the request of the owner, an expert was sent to carefully examine the pulley, but was unable to locate the difficulty on account of approaching darkness.

It seemed apparent that there was wear in the pulley parts, and that this wear had allowed the pulley to work endways on its shaft, so that it struck against the frame or crank case of the tractor. The expert could not stay to repair the machine, but suggested to the owner that he pull off the pulley and put in a washer or spacer to prevent this unusual play.

This was done, and the pulley was forced out to its proper position, so that there was no further interference. This ended entirely the trouble which at first had annoyed the operator. Advice. If you take off parts of a tractor to make repairs, be careful to mark them when removing them, that you may know just where to set them when putting them together. Also, note that there is no unusual wear at any point. In case there is, take measures to repair this defect, as looseness of parts may cause damage. Had this man been a little more careful in the repair work on his pulley, it would not have been necessary to tear it off the second time.

CASE 245. Loss OF POWER.

Conditions. A tractor motor which had been operating satisfactorily became overheated, and did not develop its usual power after it cooled off. Discussion. Occasionally, an operator becomes careless, and allows the motor of a tractor to become very warm. This is very apt to be the case with motors which are burning heavy fuels, or working on heavy loads, with an inexperienced operator. In this case, the operator allowed his engine to become very warm, and as a consequence, the exhaust valves were badly warped. The owner had considerable difficulty in locating the cause of his trouble. It was necessary to replace some of the valves in order to get satisfactory results, owing to the warping of the stems, caused by the excessive heat when the motor became so hot.

Advice. Be very careful at all times that the cooling arrangement and lubricating system are in proper order. These two features are the most important perhaps of all, in tractor opera

tion. If they are working properly the operator cannot do much harm to the tractor by poor regulation of the fuel or bad setting of the parts, though the motor may not develop its rated power.

CASE 246. A "RATTLED" OPERATOR.

Conditions. A rather inexperienced man loading a tractor on a car became excited and had some trouble.

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Discussion.- The loading of a new engine which is in good order at a small country station with limited platform room, requires considerable ingenuity and ability. But when one who is not experienced is compelled to load an old engine whose steering gear and clutch mechanisms are in bad order, it is a much more difficult proposition. The operator in this case attempted to run the tractor up an incline and onto the He became excited and turned the steering wheel the wrong way, misjudging the distance, because of the looseness of the steering chain. Consequently, one front wheel of the tractor ran off the edge of the platform. Fortunately, there was nothing to interfere and the tractor backed down again, so that the wheel struck the ground. The incline was then tried again, and this time the rear end of the tractor came within an "ace" of falling off the platform where it was at least eighteen inches from the ground. Fortunately a bystander noticed it in time to call the attention of the operator to this fact.

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His difficulty in handling the tractor was increased, due to the fact that he had neglected to properly adjust the clutch before starting up the incline. This clutch was just tight enough and no more to pull the tractor up and onto the car. Had it been a little looser, the tractor might have rolled down the incline with serious damage and perhaps injury to the operator.

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Advice. One who is inexperienced must be careful indeed when attempting to do any difficult operation with a tractor. He must be sure that all clutches are working properly, that everything over which he is to run is properly supported and amply strong to hold the weight. he is loading on a car, he must be certain that the car is properly blocked and that the deck of the car is strong enough to hold the tractor. We have seen a number of interesting and almost exciting times when men who were not experienced attempted to load a tractor on a car or perform some other difficult operation. By all means, if you are not certain that you can do the work properly, get even though it may be